Invicta FC 6 Coenen vs Cyborg | 13 Jul 13 | |||||
Invicta FC 1 Coenen vs Ruyssen | 28 Apr 12 | |||||
Marloes Coenen (born March 31, 1981) is a retired Dutch mixed martial artist. She competed professionally from 2000 to 2017 and is a former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion.
Coenen's brothers and grandfather were both involved in martial arts, with the latter having trained in jiu-jitsu, and this aided Coenen with her own transition into the sport.
She began training with Pierre Drachman and Martijn de Jong at Shooto Holland while only 14, who recalls that, "I really had respect for that, because it didn't matter if it rained or snowed. She still kept on coming." She started martial arts training because she had to bicycle alone through a lonely part of the forest to and from school, and she had heard rumors that there were "dirty men in the forest" who preyed on girls.
Along with her competitive career, Coenen is planning to study Communications Sciences in Amsterdam with a goal of future employment in that sector. She was appointed to the municipal advisory council Sportraad Amsterdam and is the city´s ambassador for martial arts.
2009-2011 |
2012-2013 |
2012 |
2014-2017 |
| Invicta FC Womens | Loss Knockout | Invicta FC | 2013 | 1 |
| Invicta FC Womens | Win Decision | Invicta FC | 2012 | 1 |
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